Gross fixed capital formation … Private square kilometre Purchasing in Belgium
Belgium: Gross fixed capital formation … Private square kilometre Purchasing was 0.0042 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross fixed capital formation, Private sector, Constant prices in Belgium, 2000–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2019, gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices in Belgium stood at 0.0042 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices in Belgium peaked at 0.0042 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0028 units per square kilometre, in 2003.
Belgium ranks 9th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Gross fixed capital formation … Private square kilometre Purchasing in Belgium, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0033 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0033 units per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0033 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.004 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.0042 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0007 units per square kilometre, 6.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.0042 units per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0003 units per square kilometre, 14.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | 0.0033 units per square kilometre | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 6 Maldives 0.0088 units per square kilometre compare
- 7 South Korea 0.0054 units per square kilometre compare
- 8 Netherlands 0.0051 units per square kilometre compare
- 10 Luxembourg 0.0036 units per square kilometre compare
- 11 Switzerland 0.0034 units per square kilometre compare
- 12 Israel 0.0031 units per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Belgium
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.25 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0205 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1,248 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 911.55 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0089 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices in Belgium?
- Gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices in Belgium was 0.0042 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0042 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0028 units per square kilometre in 2003.
- How does Belgium rank for gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices?
- Belgium ranks 9th out of 170 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross fixed capital formation, Private sector, Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross fixed capital formation, Private sector, Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross fixed capital formation, Private sector, Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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- Gross fixed capital formation, Private sector, Constant prices International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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Gross fixed capital formation, Private sector, Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.